You can’t possibly be Smiling all the time!
Have you ever been told there's no way you can be that happy all the time? Or no one is that positive! Or maybe, no one smiles that often... I have. But, I've also been that person who even if I didn't say those things I certainly thought them! The...
You’re never too old!
Today, I spent the day with my family at a water and adventure park featuring the longest water slide in the world. The sign at the entrance said it all, it was time to be a kid. So I did. I careened down a very steep hill on a plastic tube. Got...
You What?!?
I’ve been asked a few times how I managed to travel the world with my family for most of 2019 whilst working and educating my kids... My answer is usually "it was a dream come true". But I guess that doesn't really answer the question, does it?...
You can’t Have It All…
When I was a little girl, I remember being told... "Don't get 'too big for your britches'." "You can't have everything." "Get a job that's good for girls because eventually you'll have kids." Now I know it was said with the best of intentions, to...
Guess what I did this week…
In my last post I mentioned The #1 Key to Your Success in 2020 was Self-Development. And of course I like to role-model so I wanted to let you know that I have spent the whole week participating in an online business growth summit for women...
The #1 Key to Your Success
We've come to the end of January, the New Year celebrations are over (even the lunar calendar ones!) Those New Year resolutions may not seem as obtainable as you previously thought... the doubt is starting to creep in... But that's not "bad news",...
The REAL Secret to Unlocking Your Potential
After over 25 years in Corporate and thousands of hours coaching both paid and unpaid I am still fascinated by the human potential. The uniqueness of each individual and the possibility that exists within each of us just gets me so excited! It's...
What do Head Lice and TRAVEL have in common?
Ever had to deal with head lice? It is absolutely not my favorite thing to do and I am extremely blessed and lucky to have a husband who is patient enough to douse our kids heads in the treatment solution and painstakingly remove the live lice and...
Rewriting the Story of Your Life
Today I went scuba diving, this is me sitting on the beach afterwards. Nothing remarkable about that, other than the last time I went scuba diving was 20 years ago and the experience was less than ideal. I was qualifying to get my scuba diving...
Intention to Reality… What are you Creating?
A week ago my family (myself, my husband and two youngest children aged 12 and 9) set out on our “round the world” adventure. This had been a dream of ours for some time and on Monday, 22 April 2019 it began to come true. For years my husband...
The Fastest WAY to living the life of your dreams!
Recently, I asked one of my clients, "What do YOU want?" And not surprisingly, their answer was everything that they were being or doing for everyone else. So, when we got through that and I reiterated the question, "What do YOU really want for...
The REAL Secret to Living Life Fully!
Just over a week ago I posted about my 1yr anniversary since leaving the corporate world (after 25 years!) and since I left my "job" I have been focused on how I can live my passion and do what I love every moment of every day - spending more time...
Who’s helping YOU?
It's been 16 weeks since I last posted an article, which has been a kind of experiment. I wanted to see if I could "survive" without social media (like I have done without commercial television for the last 10 years!) It sort of worked, I was still...
The BEST way out of the Pit
Recently I was once again reminded about the Resilience of the human spirit. We all deal with challenges and opportunities in our lives. Although it seems, at least from the outside, that there may be an imbalance for some. Without delving into too...
The Killer of Dreams
I believe that being your true self, your authentic self, can take Courage. And pursuing your dreams, in alignment with that self can be terrifying (well at least that's what I have experienced!) Courage is the willingness to take action in spite...
So, what really is High Performance anyway???
In many different various roles throughout my life, I have been asked multiple times "What really is High Performance?" And while the words that I've used to explain it may have changed, from my perspective High Performance has always encompassed...
Where to now?
Have you ever felt unhappy but weren't quite sure why? Or have you felt something just wasn't quite right in your life? Or have you ever asked yourself the question 'How did I end up here?' In my interactions with so many different people from very...
The Real Secret to Perspective
After a self-imposed moratorium I'm back to the blogosphere with a renewed sense of energy and purpose! I'm not sure how last year ended for you or your new year started, but here's a snapshot of mine and some a-ha moments I had 🙂 When I...
Are Role Models a thing of the past?
Recently, I was reminded of some of the inspiring leaders from humanity's history such as Martin Luther King Jr, John F Kennedy, Mother Theresa, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela... to name a few. The way I was reminded was through an exercise at a seminar...
Why are some Female IT Professionals High Performers?
For over 25 years I was working in the corporate environment, over half of those years was spent in IT. But then, and sadly even now, the numbers of females in IT was low in comparison to the number of males. And just like in any industry there...
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